INDIANAPOLIS--The NCAA Division II Football Committee announced today the field of 32 teams for the 2025 NCAA Division II Football Championship.

The 2025 championship field was expanded to 32 teams, the largest since the tournament's inception in 1973. With the additional teams also came automatic qualifiers for the first time from each of the 16 conferences that sponsor Division II football.

Sixteen first-round games will be conducted on the campus of one of the competing institutions. The first-round winners will all advance to the second round with games on the campus of one of the competing institutions. Second-round winners will meet in the quarterfinals at various campus sites. Quarterfinal winners will advance to play in the semifinals on the campus of one of the competing institutions. Eight teams in each super region were selected to make up the field of 32 teams, and nullification impacted selections.

The first-round dates, sites, and pairings are:

November 22 at Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Bentley (7-3) at Kutztown (11-0)

November 22 at Indiana, Pennsylvania
Assumption (8-2) at Indiana (Pennsylvania) (7-3)

November 22 at Charlotte, North Carolina
Frostburg State (9-2) at Johnson C. Smith (10-1)

November 22 at Richmond, Virginia
California (Pennsylvania) (8-3) at Virginia Union (9-2)

November 22 at Albany, Georgia
Valdosta State (6-4) at Albany State (Georgia) (10-1)

November 22 at Wingate, North Carolina
Benedict (9-2) at Wingate (9-2)

November 22 at Pensacola, Florida
North Greenville (7-4) at West Florida (9-1)

November 22 at Newberry, South Carolina
Kentucky State (9-2) at Newberry (9-1)

November 22 at Big Rapids, Michigan
Northwood (9-2) at Ferris State (11-0)

November 22 at Ashland, Ohio
Minnesota Duluth (10-1) at Ashland (9-2)

November 22 at Findlay, Ohio Minnesota
State Mankato (8-3) at Findlay (10-1)

November 22 at Indianapolis, Indiana
Truman State (8-3) at UIndy (10-1)

November 22 at Searcy, Arkansas
Northwest Missouri State (9-2) at Harding (11-0)

November 22 at Pittsburg, Kansas
Chadron State (8-3) at Pittsburg State (9-2)

November 22 at Ellensburg, Washington
Western Colorado University (9-2) at Central Washington (10-1)

November 22 at Pueblo, Colorado
The University of Texas Permian Basin (9-2) at Colorado State University Pueblo (10-1)

All contests shall start at 1 p.m. local time. Other times may be established if approved by the committee. Ferris State defeated Valdosta State 49-14 in the 2024 national championship game to claim the NCAA title.

The championship game will be played on December 20, at 4 p.m. Eastern time at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas, and will be broadcast live on ESPN2 HD.

AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS
Central Intercollegiate: Johnson C. Smith
Conference Carolinas: North Greenville
Great American: Harding
Great Lakes Intercollegiate: Ferris State
Great Lakes: Valley UIndy
Great Midwest Athletic: Findlay
Gulf South: Valdosta State
Lone Star: Central Washington
Mid-America Intercollegiate: Pittsburg State
Mountain East: Frostburg State
Northeast-10: Bentley
Northern Sun: Minnesota Duluth
Pennsylvania State: Athletic Kutztown
Rocky Mountain: Colorado State University Pueblo
South Atlantic: Newberry
Southern Intercollegiate: Albany State (Georgia)